an enormous improvement over its predecessor. some of the wily stages are kind of a slog and leave a bit of a sour taste in the mouth, but the rest of the game is great. all the issues i had with mega man 1 have been addressed. enemies are fair and predictable, platforming is more lenient, and recovering health and ammo is much easier at certain grind spots. despite all this, mega man 2 is still a challenging game but without all the frustrations of the first one.